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Francis C. Whelan

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Francis C. Whelan served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1907

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaLyndon B. Johnson · Sep 15, 1964 – Sep 18, 1966
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaNone (reassignment) · – Aug 22, 1991

Education

  • San Diego State CollegeB.A., 1928
  • University of California, Berkeley, School of JurisprudenceJ.D., LL.B., 1932

Career

Private practice, San Diego, California, 1932-1935; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1935-1939; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1939-1948; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1948-1961; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1961-1964

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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